Jean Behra vs Stirling Moss

1956·

Stirling Moss edged Jean Behra 4–3 in the races and 4–3 in qualifying at Maserati in 1956. Stirling Moss scored 28 points to 22.

Jean BehraStirling Moss

3Qualifying4

7 shared races

3Race day4

7 shared races

22Points28

in shared races, as awarded at the time

84Points (today’s rules)93

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/2
Podiums: 5/4
Poles: 0/1
Retirements: 1/2
Best finish: P2/P1
Avg. grid: 6.4/4.3

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jean Behra and Stirling Moss
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jean Behra	Stirling Moss	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	4/7	P2	Engine	6 / 0
2	2Monaco Grand Prix	4/2	P3	P1	4 / 8
4	4Belgian Grand Prix	4/2	P7	P3	0 / 3
5	5French Grand Prix	7/8	P3	P5	4 / 1
6	6British Grand Prix	13/1	P3	Axle	4 / 1
7	7German Grand Prix	8/4	P3	P2	4 / 6
8	8Italian Grand Prix	5/6	Steering	P1	0 / 9
	Average finish		P3.5	P2.4

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jean Behra / Stirling Moss.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Other Maserati battles in 1956

Other Maserati teammate battles in 1956
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Stirling Moss vs Cesare Perdisa	4–0	1–1	13–3
Horace Gould vs Louis Rosier	2–2	2–2	2–2
Jean Behra vs Cesare Perdisa	4–0	3–1	12–3
Paco Godia vs Luigi Villoresi	1–3	2–2	3–2
Louis Rosier vs Luigi Villoresi	2–2	2–2	2–2
Bruce Halford vs Roy Salvadori	0–3	1–2	0–0
Jean Behra vs Umberto Maglioli	2–1	2–0	8–0
Umberto Maglioli vs Stirling Moss	0–3	0–3	0–16

Jean Behra’s career Stirling Moss’s career Maserati 1956 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.